génese

See also: genese, genèse, génèse, gênese, and Genèse

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gênese (Brazil)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Doublet of Génesis, gens, and gente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛ̃.ne.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛ̃.ne.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛ.ne.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɛ.nɨ.zɨ/

• Hyphenation: gé‧ne‧se

Noun

génese f (plural géneses) (European spelling)

1. genesis (the origin, start, or point at which something comes into being)

   Synonym: origem